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The chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acids containing a branched carbon skeleton, comprising isoleucine, leucine and valine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids containing a branched carbon skeleton, comprising isoleucine, leucine and valine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of leucine, 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving leucine, 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY

Name: leucine catabolic process
Acc: GO:0006552
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of leucine, 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid.
Synonyms:
  • leucine degradation
  • leucine catabolism
  • leucine breakdown
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 20 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 20 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006552 - leucine catabolic process (interactive image map)

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